Ambigrams by nagfa

Hi! Welcome to Nagfa's AmbigramBlog, where the art of ambigrams intertwines with life. The ambigrams are archived, so do take your time to surf through our pseudo-gallery.
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Sunday, March 30, 2008

ambigram: stephen.king-shakespeare

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Borned amidst the whirlpool of two wakes: the recent massive Kevin Pease's Shakespeare NAC and the completion of reading Stephen King's The Dark Tower series.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Sunday, March 23, 2008

ambigram: carpe.diem-...-we'll.be.dead

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After John Langdon's wondrous 'carpe diem' ambigram (the one with the intricate and ornate c-m solution), many other designers had given their own take of it, us included. This time, we wanted to try to rotate the whole phrase/axiom into a new phrase.

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Though lacking in the aesthetic department (getting busy these days), we feel this looks reasonably well, particularly with the tongue in cheek response to why we should 'carpe diem'. Looking at this again, putting a 'for' - ambigram of course - in the middle might help in the semantics rather than the nondescript, suspense-milking '...'.

Saturday, March 22, 2008

'All's well that ends well' by John Langdon

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What could be better than learning from the best? A quality design submitted by John Langdon for the recent NAC (Kevin Pease's Shakespeare Challenge). He apologized for not meeting the submission date. Better late than never, dear sir..

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

nagfa's ambigram challenge (NAC) March 2008

May Peace be by you.

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After a brief interlude, we present you the next NAC Challenge, brought to you by the latest Guest Challenger - the designer with the winning entry for the last Kevin Pease's NAC- NastyBasty from Germany.

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"Hello everybody!

.My name is Bastian Pinnenberg (a.k.a NastyBasty) and I'm a communication/web designer, flash programmer and musician from Germany. Like most people I stumbled upon ambigrams while reading Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons" ("Illuminati" in Germany) and fell in love with the concept at first sight. I have been designing ambigrams for about two years now and am not planning to stop doing so :-)

.So, with many thanks to Kevin Pease and Nagfa - here's my Nagfa's Guest Challenger's theme:"Mirror, mirror on the wall"

.One nature of this theme is that I would like to see reflective designs. On the other hand there is much more to mirrors, just think of Alice through the looking-glass... And of course there is an overall fairy tale connection to this theme. So, good luck everybody. I'm looking forward to see your solutions.

.Cheers from Germany,Bastian ( NastyBasty)"

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Please submit designs to:nagfa_ambigram@hotmail.comhopefully before 15th of April (for allowance for us to compile them before May). Please also include the chosen word for the design, your name (pseudonym allowed), country of origin, and website/blog (if any). *Designers are allowed to send in more than one design/entry...All the best,

Saturday, March 08, 2008

Thursday, March 06, 2008

oscillation: I.love.you!

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The strokes in 'I love' also read as 'you!' on closer observation. There seem to be numerous ways to present this ever-popular phrase. Maybe an informal invitation/mini-challenge here to share other solutions..

.Design wise: the nagfa banner, tied in together by the heart shape. This was done exclusively using only MS PowerPoint. Had the formula for quite a while now. The presentation is a nod to NastyBasty of Germany, the Guest Challenger for the coming NAC, known for his stark contrast of black and white and distinctly sharp pieces.

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

ambigram: all.star

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We've gone for the more technical presentation, leaning more towards overall shape than fluidity. Looking at this again, a flowy design, based on a 70s-style font, with the almost-'customary' ribbon would look even more beautiful. And could even be iconic. ("For later," / says the procrastinator.)